Classes Smoked Out by Smoldering Tires
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MULLICA TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A junkyard fire smoldered amid millions of tires for a third day Monday, and an elementary school nearby was closed because of the acrid smoke.
The smoke was so heavy for a time Sunday that authorities asked about 4,000 residents of the area to stay indoors, and an adjacent highway was closed for most of the day.
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